SOLUTION: 2x+3y=6 2x-5y=22 x=? y=?
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Question 141239
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2x+3y=6
2x-5y=22
x=? y=?
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2x+3y=6
2x-5y=22
then
-2x-3y=-6
2x-5y=22
adding the equations
-8y=16
then y=-2
-2x-3(-2)= -6
-2x=-6-6
-2x=-12
x=6
Answer: x=6 and y=-2